Sticking to Business

Wright advises the lap-splice can produce undesirable results with thicker materials, such as 30 pt. to 40 pt. board, because the double thickness of the overlap may throw off subsequent operations.

A slightly more expensive splice configuration, according to Wright, is welded lap splicing for webs that will melt, such as polyethylene. The weld is often stronger than the material itself, he says, and the operator does not have to prepare the tape application. A welded butt splice can save even more product in the area of the splice.